Julie Berg v. Police Complaint Commissioner, Dirk Ryneveld, Q.C.
Read the BCCLA’s Argument on Berg here>>
Securing Compliance, Protecting Privacy The PIPEDA Enforcement Evaluation Research Project
Read the Research Paper here>>
Arar Inquiry, Factual Inquiry: Joint Submission of the Intervenors, November 2, 2005.
Joint Intervenors’ Reply Submission to the Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar. Read the Submission here>>
Liberal bill a “blatant move” to assert control over public inquiries
Vancouver – FIPA and the BC Civil Liberties Association have joined forces to oppose a blatant move by the BC Liberals to assert strict Cabinet control over future public inquiries. […]
BCCLA decries government Secrecy Act
A research team is gathering experts from three countries to identify challenges to Canadian identity policy. With growing concerns about border management, terrorism, illegal immigration and travel security, there are […]
BCCLA Application to Intervene to the Supreme Court of Canada in Harkat, Charkoui, Almrei (security certificates).
The BC Civil Liberties Association is one of the country’s pre-eminent civil liberties organizations. The BCCLA has played an important and prominent role on almost every significant national civil liberties […]
BCCLA Renews Calls for Reform after Federal Court Decision To Refuse Protection to Man at Risk of Torture
The BC Civil Liberties Association is calling upon the federal government to immediately amend the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) in light of the decision yesterday of the Federal […]
To the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Justice regarding Canada’s agreement with Afghanistan to transfer prisoners
I am writing with regard to the report in the Globe and Mail on March 24, 2006 regarding Canada’s agreement with Afghanistan to transfer prisoners (attached). The BCCLA urges the […]
BCCLA asks York School Board and Canadian Jewish Congress to reconsider their opposition to Three Wishes
The BC Civil Liberties Association today released an open letter to the York School Board in Ontario, and the Canadian Jewish Congress, calling on both bodies to reconsider the steps […]
Cartoon Editorial
The debate over the Danish cartoon depictions of Mohommed has been fuelled in the last weeks by their re-publication in a number of cities across Canada. Now we face the […]